Fiji, Nov. 2 -- Living on the brutal frontline of climate change, locals are urging the world to take urgent action at the upcoming COP31 summit in Antalya - warning that the consequences otherwise will be catastrophic.

Pointing at the murky water of the Nadi River, Lessy Rokocoko remembers the four homes that her neighbours lost.

"There was a big flood in the village and they were swept away," the 31-year-old mother of two says, with a weariness in her voice.

This is Yavusania, a small village near the west coast of Fiji that is under constant threat of flooding.

The tranquility, with large mango and coconut trees swaying in the gentle sea breeze, can be deceiving: here lies the frontline of the climate crisis, where communities are ...